Immunology and New Concepts in Immunotherapy
About us
Created in 2022, the INCIT(Immunology and New Concepts in Immunotherapy) research unit, directed by Frédéric Altare, is based on the desire to focus thescientific expertise of the immunology and immunotherapy teams on different pathological contexts: inflammation, cancer and infectious diseases.
Workforce
Publications since 2016
Doctoral students and post-docs
Locations - Nantes and Angers
Teams of specialists
INCIT brings together a wide range of immunology skills among its 4 teams, with a common objective:
To decipher the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with immune responses to develop immunotherapeutic strategies.
Our news
New Funding for F. Pecorari: ANR HYPERBAUM
HYPERBAUM is one of the projects selected by the ANR as part of the 2026 call for proposals. The project aims to develop new therapeutic strategies or molecular targeting approaches against Acinetobacter baumannii, an opportunistic pathogen that is highly resistant to traditional antibiotics and classified as a critical priority by the World Health Organization (WHO).
New Funding for F. Pecorari: ANR HYPERBAUM
HYPERBAUM is one of the projects selected by the ANR as part of the 2026 call for proposals. The project aims to develop new therapeutic strategies or molecular targeting approaches against Acinetobacter baumannii, an opportunistic pathogen that is highly resistant to traditional antibiotics and classified as a critical priority by the World Health Organization (WHO).
"New Skin Imaging Techniques Using Electromagnetic Waves: From Superficial Diagnosis to Characterization of the Deep Dermis"
Team 2 has invited Clément HENRY from IMT in Brest to give a seminar on November 5 at 11:00 a.m. The title of his presentation is: “New Skin Imaging Techniques Using Electromagnetic Waves: From Superficial Diagnosis to Characterization of the Deep Dermis” – Rooms 1, 2, 3 – IRS2, Nantes
“Mathilde Deiber’s Thesis Defense: Modulation of Interactions Between Epithelial Cells and T Cells in Intestinal Pathology: Implications of the NLRC5/MHC-I Pathway and a Population of Regulatory T Cells (DP8α)”
The entire INCIT Unit extends its warmest congratulations to Mathilde on her thesis defense, which focused on
the modulation of interactions between epithelial cells and T cells in intestinal diseases, with a particular focus on the NLRC5/MHC-I pathway and DP8α regulatory T cells.
A big thank you to the members of the jury: Marie-Cécile Michallet and Frédérick Barreau (rapporteurs), Céline Gongora and Guillaume Sarrabayrouse (examiners), and Emmanuel Scotet (chair of the jury).